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If you eat, you are involved in agriculture. That’s something every American and every member of Congress should know as we are now faced with the task of reauthorizing a Farm Bill in a very challenging fiscal environment. What better time to drive this point home than today, National Agriculture Day.
 
Agriculture is the number one industry in my Arkansas district. My district is home to a great variety of agriculture interests. In the fertile Mississippi River Delta we grow cotton, rice, corn, soybeans, wheat and even peanuts. In stark contrast to the Delta stand the Ozark Foothills where we have poultry, cattle, dairy and timber producers. More rice is produced in my congressional district than any other district in the nation. In fact, my district is responsible for half of all rice produced in the United States. Annually, agriculture in Arkansas is a $16 billion economic juggernaut that employs over 260,000 Arkansans.

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